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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2006; 12(35): 5680-5686
Published online Sep 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i35.5680
Published online Sep 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i35.5680
Mutifactorial analysis of risk factors for reduced bone mineral density in patients with Crohn’s disease
Sarah A Bartram, Musculoskeletal unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Robert T Peaston, Department of Biochemistry, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
David J Rawlings, Regional Medical Physics Department, Newcastle General Hospital, United Kingdom
David Walshaw, Dept of Statistics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Roger M Francis, Musculoskeletal unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Nick P Thompson, Department of Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Dunhill Trust, National Osteoporosis Society and National Association of Colitis and Crohn’s disease
Correspondence to: Dr. Nick Thompson, MD, FRCP, Department of Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7DN, United Kingdom. nick.thompson@nuth.nhs.uk
Telephone: +44-191-2336161 Fax: +44-191-2231249
Received: March 20, 2006
Revised: March 24, 2006
Accepted: March 27, 2006
Published online: September 21, 2006
Revised: March 24, 2006
Accepted: March 27, 2006
Published online: September 21, 2006
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